What Does It Mean to Be a Creature? Reflections from the Early Christian Theologians
This paper is not an exercise in patristic disability theology; rather it seeks to explore the theological anthropology of the Fathers, particularly Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa, in such a way as to shed light on how they understood human physicality and limitation, morbidity and mortality. The ke...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Medieval mystical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-142 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBD Doctrine of Creation |
Further subjects: | B
Sanctity
B Resurrection B Creation B Image B Body B LIMITATION |
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Summary: | This paper is not an exercise in patristic disability theology; rather it seeks to explore the theological anthropology of the Fathers, particularly Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa, in such a way as to shed light on how they understood human physicality and limitation, morbidity and mortality. The key is the doctrine of creation and the consequent recognition of humankind as a creature (1) constituted of soul and body, thus to be re-created at the resurrection rather than continuing to exist as an inherently immortal soul, and (2) made in the image of God, the image, or portrait, being manifest in a medium other than what is imaged. Personal testimony indicates the relevance of these points for the sacredness of bodies, even of those impaired or disabled. |
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ISSN: | 2046-5734 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Medieval mystical theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/20465726.2019.1698819 |